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APEC SME Crisis Management Workshop 24-28 May 2010 Taipei, Taiwan. Financial Support for SMEs under the Economic Crisis in Japan. 24 May 2010. Hikaru FUKANUMA. Principal Economist Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute Tokyo, Japan. Outline of the Presentation.
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APEC SME Crisis Management Workshop 24-28 May 2010 Taipei, Taiwan Financial Support for SMEs under the Economic Crisis in Japan 24 May 2010 Hikaru FUKANUMA Principal Economist Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute Tokyo, Japan
Outline of the Presentation Financial Support for SMEs under the Economic Crisis in Japan • SME Finance in Japan • Profile of Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) • SME Finance by JFC • SME Finance Policy under the Crisis • Problems to Consider
Lecturer Hikaru Fukanuma (Mr.) 深沼 光 Principal Economist, Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute Visiting Lecturer, Rikkyo University & Kanazawa University Policy Paper Tutor, Seminar on Economic Policies, Ministry of Finance Bachelor of Economics, Osaka University Master of Business Administration , University of Rochester
Financial Support for SMEs under the Economic Crisis in Japan • SME Finance in Japan • Profile of Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) • SME Finance by JFC • SME Finance Policy under the Crisis • Problems to Consider
SMEs: 4,197,719 (99.7%) Small Scale Enterprises: 3,663,069 (87.0%) Definition of SME in Japan Definition in SME Basic Law Number of SMEs (2006) Large Enterprises: 12,351 (0.3%) Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of ”Establishment and Enterprise Census of Japan”
Financial Position of SME Large Enterprises <Financial Position DI> SMEs Micro Businesses (Small Scale Enterprises) 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 0607 080910 Bank of Japan, “Short term Economic Survey of Enterprise”, JFC Research Institute, “Quarterly Survey on Small Businesses in Japan” Note: DI = Percentage for “Easy” - Percentage for “Difficult”
Financial Constraints of SME Why do SMEs have difficulties to obtain fund? 1. Information Asymmetry 2. Insufficient Collateral • Economies of Scale of Lenders • Weakness against Shock / Crisis
Fund-raising Structure (As of March 31, 2009) Ministry of Finance, Financial Statements Statistics of Corporation by Industry
Loan Guarantee Insurance Deposit Financial Institutions for SMEs Private City Banks Regional Banks Banks Other Banks Credit Associations Cooperatives Credit Cooperatives Non-banks Finance Companies Factoring Companies Credit Card Companies SMEs Special Company Shoko Chukin Bank Policy-based Local Government Credit Guarantee Corporations
Loans Outstanding to SMEs (As of the end of Feb. 2010) Bank of Japan, Monthly Financial and Economic Statistics and other sources. Non-banks and local government’s lending are excluded.
Financial Support for SMEs under the Economic Crisis in Japan • SME Finance in Japan • Profile of Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) • SME Finance by JFC • SME Finance Policy under the Crisis • Problems to Consider
Establishment of JFC National Life Finance Corporation (NLFC) (Oct 1, 2008) Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise (JASME) International Financial operations Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance Corporation (AFC) Micro Business and Individual Unit Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Unit Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) JICA ODA operations Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Food Business Unit (After 2012) Okinawa Development Finance Corporation Shoko Chukin Bank To be privatized Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Development Bank of Japan To be privatized Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal Enterprise Abolished
Money Flow Bond Issue FILP Source of Fund Financial Market Government Own Stocks Special Account Surplus Reserve, etc Dividends, etc. Deposit FILP Bonds Government Industrial Investment Special Account General Account FILP Special Account Equity Subsidy Government-guaranteed Bonds JFC Bonds Loan Loan JFC FILP: Fiscal Investment and Loan Program
Financial Support for SMEs under the Economic Crisis in Japan • SME Finance in Japan • Profile of Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) • SME Finance by JFC • SME Finance Policy under the Crisis • Problems to Consider
Attribute of SME Finance by JFC (1) • Borrowers • SME/ Micro and Small businesses • Wide range • Loans • Huge number / Small amount • Mid and long term • Less collateral (No Deposit Service) • Special Loans with Political Aims (e.g. Environment Equipment Loan) • Supporting Business Start-ups
Attribute of SME Finance by JFC (2) • Lisk and Cost • Higher Risk • More Cost Difficult for private sector to deal with Complementary Roles
Attribute of SME Finance by JFC (3) • JFC complements Private financial institutions by bridging the gap JFC Private Financial Institutions (PFIs) SMEs Well Performing SMEs Ordinary SMEs Micro Businesses Badly Performing SMEs Socially Needed SMEs Business Startups SMEs under Crisis
JFC Micro Business and Individual Unit (1) JFC Micro Business and Individual Unit has been giving financial support to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and individuals that have difficulties in obtaining fund from private sector, just as former NLFC has done since its establishment in 1949. (As of March 31, 2009) < Roles of JFC-Micro during the high-growth period > JFC Micro Business and Individual Unit contributed to high economic growth in Japan by responding to very strong fund demands from micro businesses in 1950s-1960s. Some famous Japanese giant enterprises used to be clients in their initial stage (e.g. SONY).
JFC Micro Business and Individual Unit (2) Characteristics of business loans
JFC Micro Business and Individual Unit (3) Comparison with other financial institutions Bank of Japan, website
JFC Micro Business and Individual Unit (4) Small Business Loan [1] Cooperation with Chambers / Societies of Commerce and Industry (As of Oct. 2009)
Small Business Loan [2] (As of Oct. 2009)
Small Business Loan [3] Procedure CCI or SCI Recommendation for loan (4) Approval by Chairman Credit Committee (3) Evaluation JFC-Micro Analysis Approval Consulting Managers Managerial guidance (2) (1) Application (5) Loan CCI or SCI Members
Small Business Loan [4] Close collaboration with CCI/SCI makes it possible to provide loans without collateral or a guarantor. Keep close contact Training & Meeting JFC Branch offices CCI / SCI Consulting Managers Teaching how to evaluate SMEs from financial aspect Giving information Providing useful information on member SMEs Business Support Financial Support SMEs
JFC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Unit(1) Business Program of SME Unit SECURITIZATION SUPPORT PROGRAMS LOAN PROGRAMS CREDIT INSURANCE PROGRAMS ● Special Aimed Loans to SMEs such as Safety Net Loan [FY 2008 Business Results] ➣ Loan Amount → \ 1,384 billion (of which 67.0% as the Safety Net Loan) ➣ Loan Outstanding → \ 5,814 billion ●Support for private financial institutions utilizing securitization methods ① Operations to securitize un- secured SME loan claims etc., by purchasing them from private financial institutions, and acquisition of trust beneficiary rights, etc. ② Operations to partially guarantee unsecured SME loan claims etc., securitized by private financial institutions, and guarantee of securitized instruments, etc. [FY 2008 Business Results] ➣ Purchase-type loan principal amount →\ 4 billion ➣ Guarantee-type loan principal amount →\ 42billion ● Provision of insurance on Credit Guarantee Corporations (CGCs) guaranteed liabilities associated with loans to SMEs ● Loans to CGCs [FY 2008 Business Results] ➣ Amount of Small Business Credit Insurance accepted →\ 18,629billion ➣ Insurance Outstanding to CGCs → \ 34,579billion
Credit Insurance System Credit Guarantee System JFC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Unit (2) Credit Supplementation System [1] Central Government Local Government Supervision Contribution Supervision Contribution Supervision Credit Guarantee Contract Private Financial Institutions JFC SME Unit Credit Insurance Sub-unit Credit Guarantee Corporations (CGCs) (52) Credit Insurance Contract Guarantee Loan SMEs
Credit Supplementation System [2] • Used by 40% of SMEs • Average guaranteed amount is 12 million yen (per SME) • Supports 11% of SME Loans • Functioning as a safety net for SMEs ※Implementing “Safety Net Guarantee” for SMEs suffering from credit crunches, bankruptcy of trading financial institutions or clients, disasters, etc. • Basic Guarantee Fee: 0.5% - 2.2% Mobilize Private Finance Institutions (PFIs) to provide loans for SMEs.
Financial Support for SMEs under the Economic Crisis in Japan • SME Finance in Japan • Profile of Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) • SME Finance by JFC • SME Finance Policy under the Crisis • Problems to Consider
SMEs under the Current Crisis (1) Diffusion Index of “Business Condition” (%) Small and Medium Enterprises Micro Businesses JFC Research Institute, Quarterly Survey on Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan Micro Enterprises: Sample from borrowers of JFC Micro business and Individual Unit Small and Medium Enterprises: Sample from borrowers of JFC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Unit As for Micro Businesses, ratio of enterprises that answered “good” - ratio of enterprises that answered “bad” As for Small and Medium Enterprises, ratio of enterprises that answered “upturn” - ratio of enterprises that answered “downturn”
SMEs under the Current Crisis (2) Diffusion Index of “Cash Flow Situation” (%) Small and Medium Enterprises Micro Businesses JFC Research Institute, Quarterly Survey on Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan Micro Enterprises: Sample from borrowers of JFC Micro business and Individual Unit Small and Medium Enterprises: Sample from borrowers of JFC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Unit Ratio of enterprises that answered “upturn” - ratio of enterprises which answered “downturn”
Use of Policy-based Finance System Government has executed Economic Policy Packages against the economic crisis since Aug. 2008. Based on the Packages, various support schemes in the field of SME finance have been adopted. Principal financial support measures for SMEs under the packages have been implemented through policy-based finance system including a special company.
“Safety-net Loans” • Special Loan Scheme by JFC (as described later in detail) Support Measures under the Crisis “Emergency Credit Guarantee Scheme” Guarantee scheme by Credit Guarantee Corporations (CGCs) • 100% guarantee for private bank loan, etc. • Guarantee period: 10 years, Guarantee fee: 0.8% • Maximum amount: 280 million yen “Risk Management Duties” Special Loan Scheme for the policy-based purpose • Loan scheme through special bank (Shoko Chukin Bank, etc.) • JFC provides fund resource or insurance
JFC’s Safety-net Loans (1) * Micro Business and Individual Unit ** In case that the decrease of sales or profit meets a certain criteria
JFC’s Safety-net Loans (2) Result of Safety-net Loans Source: JFC Website.
JFC Loans Complement Private Sectors’ <Growth Rate of Loans Outstanding to SMEs> Private Financial Institutions Policy-based Financial Institutions Sources: Bank of Japan, Monthly Financial and Economic Statistics and Other Sources.(As. Of the end of March, for 2010, Feb.)
Safety-net by Credit Guarantee <Amount of Small Business Credit Insurance accepted> Note: Including Emergency Guarantee Program. Sources: JFC Website(As of the end of March)
JFC’s Risk Management Duty Result of Special Loans and Insurance Source: JFC Website.
Financial Resource Policy-based Finance - JFC’s loan - Credit guarantee system Role of Policy-based Finance SMEs Internal factors • Information asymmetry • Lack of collateral • Small fund demand • Needs for long term finance External factors Private finance • Change of socioeconomic environment • Natural disaster Emergent ! Bridge
Financial Support for SMEs under the Economic Crisis in Japan • SME Finance in Japan • Profile of Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) • SME Finance by JFC • SME Finance Policy under the Crisis • Problems to Consider
Policy Targets What SMEs we should support? • All SMEs? • Small SMEs? • Specific Area (e.g. in Kobe)? • Specific Industry (e.g. Manufacture)? • Business Startups? • Specific Age / Woman Entrepreneur? • etc.
Method of Support (1) How we should support SMEs? • Direct Loans? • Credit Guarantee? • Direct Subsidy? • Subsidy to Loans (e.g. interest supplement) • Subsidy to private banks?
Method of Support (2) How we should support SMEs? • Subsidy to Local Government? • Tax Reduction? • Non financial Support (e.g. education)? • etc. There are many ways to support.
Measures for Decision Why / How we choose the one? • Cost v.s. Revenue • Cost v.s. Benefit • Advantage v.s. Disadvantage • Empirical Studies • etc. We need measures to make decision.
Total Operation(1) Can we deliver the policy? • Benefit / Incentive to SMEs • Cash Flow • Cost Coverage • Delivery Institutions (Government Sectors, Private Banks, NPOs, etc.)
Total Operation(2) Can we deliver the Policy? 5. Incentive to Institutions • Human Resources of Institutions • Law and other Infrastructures • etc.
Total Operation(3) Don’t we have a bottle neck? Source: Michael E. Poter, “Competitive Advantage” (1985)